A NEW report on the affordable housing needs of Staffin has confirmed there is local demand for homes.

The Staffin Community Survey, which runs to 24 pages and was commissioned by the Staffin Trust, has highlighted the fact that 15 years have now passed since the last new affordable homes were built on the site of the old Staffin Primary School.

It also draws attention to the out-of-reach cost of properties on the open market in Staffin for young people, the fact that 18 per ...